Software Development Engineer III

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Business/Job Title: Software Development Engineer - III (SDE)

Position Summary

Engineering is a core discipline at F5 for many roles. As a software engineer specializing in F5’s custom Telemetry, Entitlement, Enforcement & Mediation (TEEM) application, you will bring a modern, agile development mindset to your work. TEEM's core functionality is to serve as the licensing and telemetry engine for a growing portfolio of F5 products.

As an SDE-III, you will be responsible for developing, configuring, and enhancing software applications and services. Incorporating engineering best practices into the design, coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and support of software and service solutions, you will work with other engineers and other teams to develop novel solutions and technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Apply modern engineering principles and practices to solution delivery and employ this rigor throughout the full software lifecycle; from initial concept and architecture through deployment, as well as while refining existing systems and solutions.
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills and collaborate with fellow engineers to devise innovative solutions that align with technical standards and business requirements.
• Follow engineering best practices, including all phases of the process from design to deployment.
• Design, build, and maintain medium to complex solutions with a security first mindset.
• Assist in team growth, including recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
• Participate and provide leadership in translating requirements into scalable and robust software designs.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to SDE community to ensure that the solutions are scalable, performant, and maintainable
• Proactively seek out opportunities for architectural improvements, optimizations, and innovations.
• Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job.  However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

What You’ll Bring

• Intellectual curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset
• An excellent understanding of how to use technology to improve business processes
• Proficient communication, planning, problem solving, trouble shooting, and organization skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• An ability to break down complex problems, identify gaps and risks, and provide reliable level of effort estimates
• Strong interpersonal skills including tact, diplomacy, and ability to maintain composure under pressure
• The flexibility to adapt to changing business needs, requirements, and priorities
• An excellent understanding of DevSecOps best practices
• Strong understanding of JWT-based fulfillment and licensing or telemetry a plus

Qualifications

• BS/BA or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years engineering experience in supporting or implementing Azure, Serverless Functions and NoSQL
• Hands on configuration and deployment experience using Terraform/ARM/Bicep
• Good knowledge of Typescript/NodeJS languages
• Python knowledge a plus
• Proven ability to develop and deliver software solutions.
• Experience working in agile and lean software development

F5 Networks, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.
 

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. 

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.  F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [email protected].